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Petrobras said, however, that it will preserve the scope of the project that provides for the relocation of wells between platforms in operation in 2022.
Petrobras informs in a relevant fact on the morning of this day (10/16) about the cancellation of the bidding for the platform for the Whale Park, in the Campos Basin due to the pandemic of the new Coronavirus. Good news for the Northeast, there are chances that the state-owned company will return to invest in Ceará, Maranhão, and Rio Grande do Norte, if new wells with great extraction potential are found.
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In a statement, Petrobras said that due to the economic context in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, it decided to postpone by about a year the Integrated Project of the Whale Park, with the start of operation and first oil set for 2024.
The oil company said, however, that it will preserve the scope of the project that provides for the relocation of wells between platforms in operation in 2022.
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With the postponement, Petrobras canceled the bidding for chartering the platform to meet the project and authorized the start of a new bidding process.
The Whale Park includes the areas in development of Dwarf Whale, Blue Whale, Southern Right Whale, Sperm Whale, Caxaréu, Mangangá, Pirambu, and Jubarte field, originating from block BC-60, in the Campos Basin.
Petrobras Starts Sale of Seven Oil Fields and Natural Gas Processing Unit in the State of Alagoas
Petrobras informed last night (10/15) that it has begun the binding phase regarding the sale of all its interest in a set of seven concessions of onshore and shallow water oil fields in the state of Alagoas.
In addition to the concessions and their production facilities, the transaction includes the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of Alagoas, responsible for processing 100% of the gas from the hub and for generating LNG, with a processing capacity of 2 million cubic meters per day.
The Alagoas Hub includes seven production concessions (Anambé, Arapaçu, City of São Miguel dos Campos, Furado, Paru, Pilar, and São Miguel dos Campos), all located in the state of Alagoas.
